Muscle-on-a-Chip for Testing Cardiac Drugs
March 15, 2016 | Terry Sharrer
Stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes have not yet proven to be effective replacements for damaged hearts. While stem cells do adhere to the proper sites, they do not contract with the same strength as the cardiomyocytes they are intended to replace. This has now been demonstrated in a two-cell “muscle-on-a-chip” device that researchers at Harvard have created. They believe this could be the means for testing drugs that would equalize the contractile function of natural and replaced cells. MORE
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